Japanese Culture

Fireworks festivals are a summer tradition in Japan and so when it becomes summer numerous fireworks

The Gion Matsuri, held over one month in July every year in Kyoto, is one of the three biggest festi

Like soba noodles, udon noodles are a well known type of Japanese noodles. Made from flour, they are distinctively thick and white.

Yakisoba is a noodle dish created by frying steamed Chinese noodles with meat and vegetables.

Currently, okonomiyaki can be broadly divided into Kansai and Hiroshima styles.

Pork cutlet is made by coating a thick slice of pork in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, and then deep frying it.

The onigiri (rice ball) is a simple dish consisting of a compacted ball of rice with some ingredients placed inside.

May fifth is "Children's Day," a national holiday in Japan. It is sometimes called the "Boy's Festiv

Sukiyaki is a dish made from beef, tofu, spring onions, and other vegetables simmered in a sweet and salty sauce made with sugar and soy sauce as a base.

Like udon, soba noodles, made from buckwheat flour, are the typical Japanese noodles.

Dumplings can be fried, steamed, or boiled, but in Japan fried dumplings are the most common.

Akihabara is one part of Tokyo that has really changed a lot these days. 秋葉原は東京において、近年、その性格が劇的に変化した

Nanakusa-gayu is rice porridge made with the "seven herbs of spring". 七草がゆとは、毎年1月7日の朝に「春の七草」を入れたおかゆ

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi (Coming-of-Age Day), a special day to celebrate young p

Prisons and Patriots provides a detailed account of 41 Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans), known as the Tucsonians, who were imprisoned for resisting the draft during WWII. Cherstin Lyon parallels their courage as resisters with that of civil rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi, well known for his legal battle against curfew and internment, who also resisted the draft. These dual stories highlight the intrinsic relationship between the rights and the obligations of citizenship, particularly salient in times of war.

Sashimi is raw seafood served in thin slices. It is also called otsukuri.

The Ogasawara Islands are located approximately 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo and consist of about

Iwami Ginzan is a group of ruins in Shimane Prefecture where silver used to be mined in the 16th to

The Shirakami Mountain Range is spread across Aomori and Akita Prefectures and spans over 1,000 mete